但是,来自英国的语言学家近日得出结论,英式英语在逐渐“打败”美式英语登上“正宗英语”的宝座,因为越来越多的学习英语的人正在“抗拒”用美式英语来发音,比如日常用语的简单词汇“schedule”“patriot ”“advertisement”等,英语爱好者都爱用已经被冷落多年的英式发音。
The study has found that many British English speakers are refusing to use American pronunciations for everyday words such as schedule, patriot and advertisement.
他说,人们无需担心“短信用语”渗透进日常用语之中,他甚至呼吁废除英语中的所有格符号。
He said that people should stop worrying about "text message speak" creeping into general usage and called for the apostrophe to be abolished.
我喜欢的一个诗人叫比利·柯林斯,他的作品很有趣,是用日常用的英语语言写出的智慧型诗歌。
One of my favorite poets is Billy Collins, who writes really funny, clever poems in simple everyday English.
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